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The Corte Madera handbook

Living in Corte Madera, CA: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in Corte Madera: Tamalpais Union High School District and Larkspur Elementary School District. The closest ER is Marinhealth Medical Center, 2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Corte Madera, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Corte Madera.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Corte Madera. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.

Start or move service: pgecorp.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Marin Municipal Water District

Marin Municipal Water District supplies almost all of Corte Madera. It draws surface water (EPA lists Sonoma County Water Agency as seller) and serves 186,895 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2019–Dec 2021, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CA2110002.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Corte Madera

100% of 3,377 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless94%5,000/5,000
UnwiredFixed wireless87%300/25
T-MobileFixed wireless51%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless8%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Corte Madera

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Corte Madera, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerMill Valley Refuse Service picks up at the curb for every homecortemadera.gov

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cortemadera.gov →

From cortemadera.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2027. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Corte Madera kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Hall Middlein Larkspur
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Corte Madera is in two districts that split the grades: Tamalpais Union High School District and Larkspur Elementary School District.

A+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Corte Madera is in ZIP code 94925

ZIP codes where Corte Madera residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Corte MaderaZIP’s residents in Corte Madera
94925Corte Madera, CA100%100%

A few homes fall in 94939. 94976 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code415Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Corte Madera

Who supplies Corte Madera’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Marin Municipal Water District (EPA ID CA2110002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2019–Dec 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Corte Madera?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Corte Madera?

Xfinity, AT&T, Unwired, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Corte Madera?

94925. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Corte Madera in?

Tamalpais Union High School District and Larkspur Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Reed Union Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Corte Madera?

In California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Marin County Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Corte Madera’s own website (cortemadera.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.